Coaches on the supposed hot seat - Page 5

seed702 · #61 (**permalink**) 10-22-2006, 02:42 PM

I heard that Tressel's seat is heating up a bit.

Apparantly he's moved from sitting on a tank of liquid nitrogen to sitting on a block of dry ice.

akronbuck · #62 (**permalink**) 10-22-2006, 06:53 PM

I think the UCLA coach has to be getting warm after that choking with 3 minutes away from winning

stxbuck · #63 (**permalink**) 10-22-2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

OK people, full disclosure...

Back in early 2001, who was mad that Glen Mason wasn't hired over that no-name guy at Youngstown State?

Didn't want Mason them, certainly don't want him now. He has never won a league championship thoughout his career.

osugrad21 · #64 (**permalink**) 10-22-2006, 10:04 PM

Rivals

UNC HC John Bunting has been fired but will coach the rest of the season.

BuckeyeMike80 · #65 (**permalink**) 10-22-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

OK people, full disclosure...

Back in early 2001, who was mad that Glen Mason wasn't hired over that no-name guy at Youngstown State?

I wasn't sure at the time.

I was sure that Cooper needed to go and the program needed a new direction.

BuckeyeMike80 · #66 (**permalink**) 10-22-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by osugrad21

Rivals

UNC HC John Bunting has been fired but will coach the rest of the season.

that has to be a weird feeling....

osugrad21 · #67 (**permalink**) 10-23-2006, 05:32 AM

Link

COLLEGE NOTES

Bunting out at North Carolina

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

John Bunting has been fired as North Carolina's football coach but will remain with the Tar Heels through the rest of this season, school officials said Sunday night.
Bunting met with athletic director Dick Baddour earlier in the day and was told he would not return next season. The players were informed of the decision during an evening meeting, and school officials said Bunting and Baddour would discuss the decision further during a news conference today.
Bunting, a former linebacker at North Carolina, was largely blamed for the Tar Heels' miserable season in which they have yet to beat a Division I-A opponent.
North Carolina (1-6, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) is 0-6 against I-A teams this season and was coming off a 23-0 loss at struggling Virginia.
Bunting has three years remaining on his contract, which pays $286,200 annually. He is 25-42 in six seasons at North Carolina and has an overall reco